- The case may be heard in the LHC bench today.
- The warrants were issued after the PTI leaders skipped the contempt hearing.
- Contempt case filed against PTI leaders for insulting ECP.
Rawalpindi: Pakistan Tehreek Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan and party leaders Fawad Chaudhary and Asad Umar challenged the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) arrest warrant in the Rawalpindi bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday.
The LHC Rawalpindi bench is expected to hear the plea of PTI leaders today.
Last week, a four-member bench of the ECP headed by member Nisar Durrani issued the bailable warrant.
Fawad to challenge the warrant
Soon after the ECP’s decision, PTI leader Fawad Chowdhury announced that he would challenge the warrant in the High Court and file a contempt petition against the ECP.
“ECP’s decision to issue arrest warrant for contempt of High Court decision,” said Fawad. He said the case was pending on January 17 and the verdict was announced today in violation of the rules.
The PTI leader alleged that it was a “biased” decision by the ECP.
Earlier this month, The Supreme Court It also allowed the election body to file contempt cases against Khan, Umar and Fawad.
All three PTI leaders did not appear for the final hearing of the case citing various issues.
Lawyer Ali Bukhari appeared for the PTI leaders and said Fawad’s mother was seriously ill and he was staying with her at a hospital in Lahore, while Imran Khan’s doctors advised him against the trip.
Asad Umar’s lawyer Anwar Mansoor said the PTI secretary general was scheduled to attend the hearing but could not come to the federal capital.
The ECP had issued contempt notices to Imran, Fawad and Umar in August last year for insulting the commission and its chief Sikandar Sultan Raja in various public meetings, press conferences and interviews.
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